The news that HMV had entered administration this week can't have surprised many but it was sad to hear nonetheless. For those in the industry every year there was plenty of talk of its decreasing profits and rumours of its impending demise but somehow it always managed to hang on. There's been a lot of talk about mismanagement, particularly the way it has reduced the music in its stores in recent years to make room for more electrical goods, but HMV has had some pretty difficult hurdles to get over in the past 10 years.
